A recent proposal to stop schooling on Saturday received applause from parents and students, but was frowned upon by schools over fears of breaking curriculum guidelines.

Ha Giang police on July 23 began criminal proceedings against and issued a three-month temporary detention warrant for Chief of the local Examination and Quality Management Division Nguyen Thanh Hoai.

Authorities in Quang Ngai have threatened to shut down a cement plant in Binh Dong commune if the plant’s management board does not take measure to improve air quality and dust emissions.

 The Government has issued Resolution 76/NQ-CP on natural disaster prevention and climate change adaptation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. H. Kim Bottomly, a distinguished immunobiologist and prominent scientist,  has been elected as the new chair of the Fulbright University Vietnam Board of Trustees. 

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced the top 10 events of the sector in 2017 as follow:

 Vietnamese student Le Huynh Duc from Nguyen Hue High School for Gifted Student in Hanoi won a silver medal at the 15th International Russian Language Olympiad, according to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.

 Recently-elected Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern called climate change the greatest challenge facing this generation and the Asia Pacific region, as she opened the final day of APEC CEO Summit 2017 on Friday in Da Nang.

 Teachers in several northern mountainous provinces are facing difficulties encouraging their pupils to return to school after the summer holiday.

 As a centre of the Mekong Delta, Can Tho is expected to pioneer in the enhancement of urban resilience in Vietnam, heard a workshop held in the city on June 27.

 Six Vietnamese students won five silver and one bronze medals at the 2017 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO), an online programming competition hosted by Australia on May 13, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on June 6.